November 30, 2021 The loan will benefit 130,548 people through periodic transfers The operation seeks to reinforce the efficiency and transparency of Suriname’s social protection network Suriname’s difficult macroeconomic conditions, along with the pandemic, has a severe impact on the country’s population, especially the most vulnerable, An IDB survey in April…
Category: INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
MIRPS Member Countries Agree on Measures to Mitigate Causes of Forced Displacement in Central America and Mexico
November 30, 2021 The member countries of the Comprehensive Regional Protection & Solutions Framework (MIRPS, for its acronym in Spanish) -Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Panama-…
CARICOM Salutes Barbados as the country embarks on new path
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated the Government and People of Barbados on the country’s Fifty-Fifth Anniversary of Independence and its transition to Republican status. CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett’s…
Message from Dr Rosmond Adams, Director, PANCAP, on the occasion of World AIDS Day 2021
November 30, 2021 Message from Dr Rosmond Adams, Director, Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), on the occasion of World AIDS Day 2021.
11th EDF SPS Project training programme strengthens leadership capacity of more than 30 AHFS managers in CARIFORUM Countries
November 30, 2021 Over the past year and a half, disruptions in the global food supply chain due to the COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the need to build resilience to…
New CARIFORUM-UK trade partnership welcomed at summit as critical enabler for trade
November 30, 2021 CARIFORUM-UK Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), which came into effect on 1 January 2021, is about mutually beneficial trade. The EPA will promote deeper trade and investment linkages…
CARICOM SG calls for inclusive approaches to end violence against women
November 26, 2021 As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) joins the world in observing the beginning of 16 Days of Activism Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence, on November 25, Secretary-General Dr Carla…
IDB approves $150m loan to promote gender equality in Panama
November 26, 2021 The approval is the second in a series of two operations under the Programmatic Policy Reform Support Loan. This series seeks to reduce gender inequality in Panama, implement policies…
IDB Invest Reignites Growth in Central America, Dominican Republic, Colombia Through New Fund
November 26, 2021 IDB Invest has invested $10 million in CASEIF IV L.P. (CASEIF IV), a new mezzanine debt and private equity fund managed by LAFISE Investment Management Ltd. (LIM)…
OAS Releases Executive Summary of Report on Drug Supply in the Americas 2021
November 26, 2021 The Organization of American States (OAS) released last week its Executive Summary of the Report on Drug Supply in the Americas 2021, which analyses drug supply data in…
OAS Electoral Observation Mission Conducts Observation Tasks ahead of November 28 Elections in Honduras
November 23, 2021 The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Honduras is present in the country to carry out the tasks of observation for the…
CARIFORUM-UK EPA virtual summit set to boost trade opportunities between Caribbean and UK
By Deidre Brathwaite November 23, 2021 A high-level virtual summit taking place on 24 November will help Caribbean and UK businesses capitalise on trade and investment opportunities under the recent…